A New Type of Band Has Been Developed for Children

question 91

Essay

A new type of band has been developed for children who have to wear braces. The new
bands are designed to be more comfortable, look better, and provide more rapid progress
in realigning teeth. An experiment was conducted to compare the mean wearing time
necessary to correct a specific type of misalignment between the old braces and the new
bands. One hundred children were randomly assigned, 50 to each group. A summary of
the data is shown in the table. $$\begin{array} { c | c c } & \text { Old Braces } & \text { New Bands } \\\hline \bar { x } & 410 \text { days } & 380 \text { days } \\s & 41 \text { days } & 64 \text { days }\end{array}$$ How many patients would need to be sampled to estimate the difference in means to
within 31 days with probability 99%?

Recognize the influence of historical and cultural context on Gothic architecture and art.

Identify key figures in Gothic art and their contributions.

Describe the stylistic characteristics of Late Gothic artwork.

Understand the purposes and types of Gothic sculpture.

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